Top model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is lensed by David Bellemere in romantic, moody shots in the countryside. Tracy Taylor styles Rosie in feminine dresses for Net-A-Porter’sThe Edit April 30, 2015./ Makeup by Lisa Storey; hair by Maranda

Top model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley fronts and guest-edits a supplement inHarper’s Bazaar’s May issue called Harper. Rosie goes nautical for the poolside fashion shoot by Miguel Reveriego.

Rosie on modeling

“The only rule I have with anyone who works with me is that they have to have a positive, upbeat, no-nonsense attitude. I like to surround myself with people who are bright, hardworking, and talk no BS! Most shoots I’m working with people I’ve known for years, so it’s always good energy. To be a successful model, you have to be a team player and a trooper. Your reputation is everything in the entertainment industry, and everyone talks. I love this saying, “It takes a lifetime to build a reputation and a single act to destroy it.” You’re lucky if you get an opportunity, and if you do you’ve got to make the best out of it. You’ve got to show up and work hard.”

Rosie on editing and creating

As a little girl, I always dreamed of working in the fashion industry. My bedroom walls were covered with photographs ripped from my favorite magazines. I knew I wanted to be part of the creative process, what goes into making an image. (I had my heart set on fashion college once I graduated from school.) Happily, I didn’t have to deliberate: When I was 16, on a trip to London during my school holidays, I was asked to join a modeling agency. I was sure they’d gotten it all wrong; my foray into modeling would be only a few weeks long. Now, 12 years later, I have seen the industry inside and out- the best and the worst- and experienced all the things I wished for when I was young. It’s something I’m ever grateful for. You’re only as good as your opportunities allow in life. So my guest-editing of this issue of harper feels rather full circle. I love passing along my tips on beauty and fashion, and I really love creative-directing shoots, putting together a dream team, and overseeing everything it takes to produce beautiful images. I hope you enjoy the magazine as much as I’ve enjoyed bringing it to life.

“Of course, with the nature of more sensual shots or nudity the really important thing is that there’s a close bond of respect and understanding between the photographer and the subject. And so that was what was great working with Ben, because he really took the time and we were off on our own most of the time — there weren’t 20 people standing around staring — and that’s where I find you can get those really special shots, those intimate moments. I think it really shows in the pictures.”

As Rosie prepares to move into a five-bedroom, $13 million-dollar Beverly Hills abode with devoted partner Jason Statham, her aspirations for 2015 involve launching something that is essentially her. born of her own mind and talent.

Top model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley fronts Esquire UK’sTravel Issue, lensed by Simon Emmett. Deborah Afshanistyles Rosie in beach babe swimwear, while Alex Bilmesconducts the interview, comparing his vision of Rosie walking across a London hotel dining room, to dawn over the Serengeti or Venice by moonlight.

Reflecting on her globetrotting life, Rosie shares a new passion and appreciation for Britain and her country roots in Devon. Admitting that ‘It’s a very privileged bubble I rotate in, and it’s important for me to remember that.’

Rosie is passionate about Thailand and Cambodia, having watched the run rise over AngkorWat and working with UNICEF, talking to survivors of the Khmer Rouge regime and visiting the killing fields — all from her temporary home at the Sala Lodges in Siem Reap.

Thailand she values for the anonymity it gave her. “It was really the first time in the five years we’ve been together where Jason and I have been able to lie on a beach and not have some zoom lens up our arses, where people weren’t really fussed about us, and we were able to do normal things,” she says. “And you can’t get the Daily Mail in Thailand so that is one of the major reasons to go back there.’

Models Lara Stone, Liu Wen, Saskia de Brauw, Tegan Desmond, Sarah Brannon, and Rosie Huntington-Whiteley are in the studio, styled by Carine Roitfeld in a Bazaar Global look at spring fashions. Anthony Maule is behind the lens for Harper’s Bazaaar US March 2015 as ‘In the Stars’.

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